Articles by Sensory Edge

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Articles written by SensoryEdge are a combined effort of the SensoryEdge publishing staff. At SensoryEdge our focus is to educate, inform, and inspire each person caring for children to be and do their very best. It is not always easy and sometimes we don't take action (or we take the wrong action) because of a lack of understanding the real issues. We hope that the conversations that occur here will help in some small way better the lives of children, their families, and the professionals who work with them.

6 Ways We Kill Students’ Motivation

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Motivation is a foundation block that often gets pushed aside because it doesn’t mesh with our teacher’s or supervisor’s vision of management. In his new blog post, Chase Mielke focuses on 6 ways we all […]

Probiotics and Kids: What You Need to Know

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Many people now take probiotics in an effort to balance the critically important mixture of bacteria living in their bodies. Probiotics are generally safe for children, and usually have few side effects, although there are […]

One Thing You Must Ask Yourself Before Next School Year

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Teachers often conduct a self-inventory as one school year ends and before another one begins. An important question they should ask themselves is what their weakest area of classroom management was over the past school […]

Complaining About Students Is Toxic. Here Are 4 Ways to Stop

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Teachers complain about their lives, and their students, in copy and break rooms across the country. Teaching is hard work and complaining can become second nature. Complaining about students is toxic. It easily leads to […]

Teachers Are Great at Designing Classrooms. Let’s Get Them Redesigning Schools.

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The National Education Association (NEA) is now recruiting teachers onto their creative team to help determine how schools across the nation should be designed, and which curriculums should be put into place. It is only […]

How to Raise Kids At A Healthy Weight

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Genetics, diet, and physical activity all play an active roll in ensuring that our kids don’t face childhood obesity. There are several ways that you can implement healthy behaviors within your home in order to […]

How gaming can make literacy teaching exciting for kids

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The curriculum associated with year six has been known to include some daunting material, but a new game called, “Lost Pens” is reinventing the way that students engage in literacy learning. Students are put to the test in epic battles where they fight monsters with their writing and literacy skills.

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